Professor Spearot received his Ph.D. in 2005 from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research broadly includes the use of atomistic and mesoscale simulation techniques to study the mechanical and thermodynamic properties of materials, with particular focus on the behavior of interfaces. He was awarded the NSF CAREER Award in 2010 and was named 2020 Teacher of the Year in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering.

Education

Ph.D., 2005, Georgia Institute of Technology

Teaching Interests

Mechanics of materials, fracture mechanics, classical atomistic simulation methods.

Research Interests

Computational mechanics and materials science (including atomistic simulations, discrete dislocation dynamics simulations, and phase-field modeling), behavior of defects in materials, nanostructured materials, linking between atomistic and continuum length scales, and method development for atomistic and mesoscale computational modeling.